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Recently I had a good friend call me for some financial advise about credit card debt.  I’m not going to try and claim that I’m a certified financial planner, but I’m not afraid to offer my financial opinion.  My friend has run into a situation that has become very common place among many Americans, mounting [...]

What would you do if your neighbor came rolling up to your house, driving a brand new Ferrari, and asked to borrower 100 bucks because he is broke.  I’m willing to bet you’d tell him to go fly a kite.  The analogy could be drawn to the big 3 auto manufacturers that were pleading their [...]

With all of the heat being brought down on CEO’s of late, it appears that some of them are taking a hint.  The American public outrage over top executive pay at many of the countries largest firms has been fierce.  Frustration levels couldn’t get higher after watching corporate leaders take millions of dollars in bonus [...]

All the buzz in the media lately has been focused on alternative fuel and renewable energy sources. Wind farms have become a household phrase and Nuclear is no longer a dirty word.  The race is on to see who can devise the next major source of energy for our country and everyone from politicians to [...]

Tomorrow starts a fresh day on capitol hill and it’s widely expected to bring a fresh set of bailout talk.  Congress is about to begin debating a bailout for the big 3 automakers, Ford, GM, and Chrysler. Clearly there’s a need for funds to keep the cash strapped companies from closing their doors, but should [...]

It’s been one week since the election and it doesn’t look like there’s been any magic fix to the faltering economy;  once we had a new president wasn’t everything suppose to be better?  If you believed that, welcome back to reality. From the gym to the office, there isn’t a single person who doesn’t [...]

Today it was announced that the $700 billion dollar bailout plan is going to take a new direction.  Forget about the pitch Treasury department head Paulson gave to Congress and the American Public about buying mortgage assets from banks, the game has changed.  Originally the plan was called T.A.R.P which stands for Troubled Asset Relief [...]

Ho, ho, ho, ’tis the season for giving and no one knows this better then our government.  Every direction you turn there’s a new “bailout” hitting the front page of the news.  The most recent that find it’s way to the top of the newsstands is for the big 3 auto manufacturers.  After years of [...]

If you’re light on cash and really craving a caffeine kick, don’t worry about it, buy it now and pay later. It’s the American way; can’t afford it or don’t have the dough, no worries just charge it. If the average Joe doesn’t already have enough credit card debt piling up, there is [...]